TED Talks

2,881–2,913 of 2,913 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

Where these films come from, and who sees what

Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive Ashley Judd: How online abuse of women has spiraled out of control 2017 · Talk · 16 min Enough with online hate speech, sexual harassment and threats of violence against women and marginalized groups. It's time to take the global crisis of online… Internet Archive Iain Hutchison: Saving faces 2011 · Talk · 15 min Facial surgeon Iain Hutchison works with people whose faces have been severely disfigured. By pushing to improve surgical techniques, he helps to improve… Internet Archive Sofia Jawed-Wessel: The lies we tell pregnant women 2017 · Talk · 14 min "When we tell women that sex isn't worth the risk during pregnancy, what we're telling her is that her sexual pleasure doesn't matter ... that she in fact… Internet Archive Jessica Ladd: The reporting system that sexual assault survivors want 2016 · Talk · 6 min We don't have to live in a world where 99 percent of rapists get away with it, says TED Fellow Jessica Ladd. With Callisto, a new platform for college… Internet Archive Peter Weinstock: Lifelike simulations that make real-life surgery safer 2017 · Talk · 16 min Critical care doctor Peter Weinstock shows how surgical teams are using a blend of Hollywood special effects and 3D printing to create amazingly lifelike… Internet Archive Amy Adele Hasinoff: How to practice safe sexting 2017 · Talk · 14 min Sexting, like anything that's fun, runs its risks — but a serious violation of privacy shouldn't be one of them. Amy Adele Hasinoff looks at problematic… Internet Archive Anne-Marie Slaughter: Can we all "have it all"? 2014 · Talk · 17 min Public policy expert Anne-Marie Slaughter made waves with her 2012 article, "Why women still can't have it all." But really, is this only a question for… Internet Archive Franz Freudenthal: A new way to heal hearts without surgery 2016 · Talk · 9 min At the intersection of medical invention and indigenous culture, pediatric cardiologist Franz Freudenthal mends holes in the hearts of children across the… Internet Archive Inés Hercovich: Why women stay silent after sexual assault 2015 · Talk Why do women who experience sexual assault rarely speak up about it? "Because they fear they won't be believed," says Inés Hercovich. "Because when a woman… Internet Archive Robert Swan: Let's save the last pristine continent 2015 · Talk · 16 min 2041 will be a pivotal year for our planet. That year will mark the end of a 50-year agreement to keep Antarctica, the Earth’s last pristine continent, free… Internet Archive Tristram Wyatt: The smelly mystery of the human pheromone 2014 · Talk · 14 min Do our smells make us sexy? Popular science suggests yes — pheromones send chemical signals about sex and attraction from our armpits to potential mates. But,… Internet Archive Ione Wells: How we talk about sexual assault online 2016 · Talk · 14 min We need a more considered approach to using social media for social justice, says writer and activist Ione Wells. After she was the victim of an assault in… Internet Archive Paula Johnson: His and hers … healthcare 2014 · Talk · 14 min Every cell in the human body has a sex, which means that men and women are different right down to the cellular level. Yet too often, research and medicine… Internet Archive Timothy Ihrig: What we can do to die well 2016 · Talk · 13 min The healthcare industry in America is so focused on pathology, surgery and pharmacology — on what doctors "do" to patients — that it often overlooks the… Internet Archive Melinda Epler: 3 ways to advocate for a more inclusive workplace 2018 · Talk We're taught to believe that hard work and dedication will lead to success, but that's not always the case. Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, disability,… Internet Archive Emtithal Mahmoud: A young poet tells the story of Darfur 2017 · Talk · 10 min Emtithal "Emi" Mahmoud writes poetry of resilience, confronting her experience of escaping the genocide in Darfur in verse. She shares two stirring original… Internet Archive Sara Lewis: The loves and lies of fireflies 2014 · Talk · 13 min Biologist Sara Lewis has spent the past 20 years getting to the bottom of the magic and wonder of fireflies. In this charming talk, she tells us how and why… Internet Archive Andy Hobsbawm says: Do the green thing 2008 · Talk · 3 min Andy Hobsbawm shares a fresh ad campaign about going green -- and some of the fringe benefits. Internet Archive Stefan Larsson: What doctors can learn from each other 2013 · Talk · 12 min Different hospitals produce different results on different procedures. Only, patients don’t know that data, making choosing a surgeon a high-stakes guessing… Internet Archive Nikki Clifton: 3 ways businesses can fight sex trafficking 2018 · Talk Sex buying doesn't just happen late at night on street corners in the shady part of town — it also happens online, in the middle of the workday, using company… Internet Archive Laura L. Dunn: It's time for the law to protect victims of gender violence 2018 · Talk To make accountability the norm after gender violence in the United States, we need to change tactics, says victims' rights attorney and TED Fellow Laura L.… Internet Archive Giada Gerboni: The incredible potential of flexible, soft robots 2018 · Talk Robots are designed for speed and precision — but their rigidity has often limited how they're used. In this illuminating talk, biomedical engineer Giada… Internet Archive Nikolai Begg: A tool to fix one of the most dangerous moments in surgery 2014 · Talk · 9 min Surgeons are required every day to puncture human skin before procedures — with the risk of damaging what's on the other side. In a fascinating talk, find out… Internet Archive Nadine Hachach-Haram: How augmented reality could change the future of surgery 2017 · Talk If you're undergoing surgery, you want the best surgical team to collaborate on your case, no matter where they are. Surgeon and entrepreneur Nadine… Internet Archive Jeremy Forbes: How to start a conversation about suicide 2017 · Talk Is there someone in your life dealing with anxiety, depression or thoughts of suicide — but is too ashamed to talk about it? Jeremy Forbes saw this happening… Internet Archive Sue Jaye Johnson: What we don't teach kids about sex 2017 · Talk As parents, it's our job to teach our kids about sex. But beyond "the talk," which covers biology and reproduction, there's so much more we can say about the… Internet Archive Jill Sobule sings to Al Gore 2007 · Talk · 2 min A happy song about global warming, from Jill Sobule. Internet Archive Tarana Burke: Me Too is a movement, not a moment 2018 · Talk In 2006, Tarana Burke was consumed by a desire to do something about the sexual violence she saw in her community. She took out a piece of paper, wrote "Me… Internet Archive Kym Worthy: What happened when we tested thousands of abandoned rape kits in Detroit 2018 · Talk In 2009, 11,341 untested rape kits — some dating back to the 1980s — were found in an abandoned warehouse once used by the the Detroit police to store… Internet Archive Sebastian Bortnik: The conversation we're not having about digital child abuse 2017 · Talk · 13 min We need to talk to kids about the risks they face online, says information security expert Sebastián Bortnik. In this talk, Bortnik discusses the issue of… Internet Archive John Amory: How a male contraceptive pill could work 2017 · Talk Andrologist John Amory is developing innovative male contraception that gives men a new option for taking responsibility to prevent unintended pregnancy. He… Internet Archive Anjan Sundaram: Why I risked my life to expose a government massacre 2017 · Talk A war zone can pass for a mostly peaceful place when no one is watching, says investigative journalist and TED Fellow Anjan Sundaram. In this short, incisive… Internet Archive Nina Dølvik Brochmann and Ellen Støkken Dahl: The virginity fraud Talk The hymen is still the most misunderstood part of the female body. Nina Dølvik Brochmann and Ellen Støkken Dahl share their mission to empower young people…